Party Vibe

I used to keep and raise frogs and toads many years ago, I had a bull toad that was about 4-5 when I released it. I think all kids and yootdem should keep and/or raise amphibians and reptiles at some point, it taught me the values of looking after others as well as giving kids a sense of responsibility.

That’s only very certain species of frog, most English species are harmless, but washing hands after handling is always recommended. Although I’m no amphibian expert, I can’t really see UK frogs and toads have nigh on carcinogenic or harmful chemical make ups, at most I’d say they’d give you über Delhi belly or na titchy patch of skin dependant of contact area.

Upon not doing any sort of research other than sitting around with two very tired shih-tzu puppies on me, I was watching Nigel Marvin in Columbia, some of the frogs he was leaping around to catch were not exactly safe. One he picked up (not bare handed) contained a venom strong enough to kill nearly 60 people in a manner truly horrific….so I’ll tell you all as I’m sure you’d love to know:

1. initial contact caused inflammation and soreness, life crabs but 1000% worse.
2. 1-2 hours said area begens to swell, filling with dead, toxic blood cells.
3. 3-4 hours the whole limb becomes dead, the tissues necrotizing from the inside out, the stomach ceases functioning.
4. 5-6 hours eyes, ear, nose, mouth, anus, penis/vagina begin to weap coagulated blood and tissue, vocal ability is non-existent now.
5. 7-8 hours internal organs begin to shut down, starting with the kidneys, then the liver, by now your in a fever similar to malaria or cholera.
6. lung begin to fill with toxic foam.
7. death.

All this from a frog the size of a matchbox car……Nature is more powerful than use pathetic humans, I believe those of us whom show no malice or spite to her will be fine when she decides enough is enough…..

Yeah I heard that frogs feel pain from the oils on our skin burning them. Not sure how true it is though. I’ve definitely heard it before.